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<DIV><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 15px"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: georgia, serif">We
are pleased to announce that Left Forum panel submission is now open and online
(</SPAN><A style="FONT-FAMILY: georgia, serif; FONT-SIZE: 15px"
href="http://www.leftforum.org/sites/all/modules/civicrm/extern/url.php?u=259&qid=53011">submit
here</A><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: georgia, serif">), and will remain open until
the submission <STRONG>deadline on April 13th</STRONG>. We ask that you submit
your panel, workshop, panel track proposals or panel ideas as soon as you
can.</SPAN></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 15px"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: georgia, serif">The
conference will be at <STRONG>Pace University in New York City, June 7 - 9,
2013</STRONG>.</SPAN></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 15px"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: georgia, serif">To
better enable us to support your panel organizing process we ask that you click
one of the buttons below:</SPAN></SPAN><BR> </DIV>
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<DIV style="MARGIN-LEFT: 160px"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 15px"><A
href="http://www.leftforum.org/sites/all/modules/civicrm/extern/url.php?u=260&qid=53011"><IMG
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href="http://www.leftforum.org/sites/all/modules/civicrm/extern/url.php?u=261&qid=53011"><IMG
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<DIV><BR><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 15px"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: georgia, serif">New fields in the submission process
include:</SPAN></SPAN></DIV>
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<LI><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 15px"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: georgia, serif">Fields (optional) to summarize each panel
presentation</SPAN></SPAN>
<LI><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 15px"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: georgia, serif">The ability to upload your panel
paper</SPAN></SPAN>
<LI><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 15px"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: georgia, serif">Fields for uploading links or other
materials relevant to your panel topic.</SPAN></SPAN> </LI></UL>
<DIV><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 15px"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: georgia, serif">See
this year’s theme here:</SPAN></SPAN></DIV>
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<A
href="http://www.leftforum.org/sites/all/modules/civicrm/extern/url.php?u=262&qid=53011"><IMG
style="WIDTH: 600px; HEIGHT: 100px"
alt="Mobilizing For Economic/Ecological Transformation"
src="http://www.leftforum.org/images/themesmall.png"></A></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 15px"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: georgia, serif">Finally, note the <STRONG>Call for Panel
Submissions statement below</STRONG> (which is also attached and can be
downloaded). </SPAN></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 15px"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: georgia, serif">Please take a moment to <STRONG>forward this
email</STRONG> – or to send out the attached version - to colleagues and others
in networks who might be interested in panel organizing. You can also download a
copy <A
href="http://www.leftforum.org/sites/all/modules/civicrm/extern/url.php?u=276&qid=53011">here</A>.
This is one of the vital ways we can expand the Left Forum to reach ever more
diverse participants.</SPAN></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 15px"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: georgia, serif">In
Solidarity,</SPAN></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 15px"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: georgia, serif">Seth Adler</SPAN></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 15px"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: georgia, serif">Conference Coordinator</SPAN></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 15px"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: georgia, serif">
<DIV class="location vcard"><SPAN class=adr><SPAN class=street-address>365 Fifth
Avenue</SPAN><BR><SPAN class=extended-address>CUNY Graduate Center, c/o
Sociology Dept.</SPAN><BR><SPAN class=locality>New York</SPAN>, <SPAN
class=region>NY</SPAN> <SPAN class=postal-code>10016</SPAN><BR><SPAN
class=country-name>United States</SPAN></SPAN></DIV></SPAN></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 18px"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: georgia, serif"><STRONG>June 7 –
9</STRONG></SPAN></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 18px"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: georgia, serif"><STRONG>Pace
University</STRONG></SPAN></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 18px"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: georgia, serif"><STRONG>New York
City</STRONG></SPAN></SPAN></DIV></TD>
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<P style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><SPAN
style="WHITE-SPACE: pre-wrap; FONT-SIZE: 28px; VERTICAL-ALIGN: baseline">**</SPAN><SPAN
style="WHITE-SPACE: pre-wrap; COLOR: rgb(204,102,0); FONT-SIZE: 28px; VERTICAL-ALIGN: baseline">CALL
FOR PANELS</SPAN><SPAN
style="WHITE-SPACE: pre-wrap; FONT-SIZE: 28px; VERTICAL-ALIGN: baseline">**</SPAN></P>
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<P style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: georgia, serif; WHITE-SPACE: pre-wrap; FONT-SIZE: 16px; VERTICAL-ALIGN: baseline">Left
Forum is now calling for panel proposals for the 2013 conference. This year's
theme is "</SPAN><A style="FONT-FAMILY: georgia, serif"
href="http://www.leftforum.org/conference/MobilizingforEconomic-EcologicalTransformation"
_cke_saved_href="http://www.leftforum.org/sites/all/modules/civicrm/extern/url.php?u=262&qid=53011"><SPAN
style="WHITE-SPACE: pre-wrap; COLOR: rgb(17,85,204); FONT-SIZE: 13px; VERTICAL-ALIGN: baseline">Mobilizing
for Economic/Ecologial Transformation</SPAN></A><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: georgia, serif; WHITE-SPACE: pre-wrap; FONT-SIZE: 13px; VERTICAL-ALIGN: baseline">”</SPAN><BR><BR><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: georgia, serif"><SPAN
style="WHITE-SPACE: pre-wrap; FONT-SIZE: 16px; VERTICAL-ALIGN: baseline">Panel
Submission Deadline: <STRONG>April 13th 2013</STRONG></SPAN><BR><BR><SPAN
style="WHITE-SPACE: pre-wrap; FONT-SIZE: 16px; VERTICAL-ALIGN: baseline">For
inquiries, contact <A href="mailto:panels@leftforum.org"
_cke_saved_href="mailto:panels@leftforum.org">panels@leftforum.org.</A>
</SPAN><BR><BR><STRONG><SPAN
style="WHITE-SPACE: pre-wrap; COLOR: rgb(204,102,0); FONT-SIZE: 13px; VERTICAL-ALIGN: baseline">Helpful
links:</SPAN></STRONG><BR><SPAN
style="WHITE-SPACE: pre-wrap; FONT-SIZE: 16px; VERTICAL-ALIGN: baseline">- to
see instructions on how to submit a panel: <A
href="http://www.leftforum.org/panels/criteria"
_cke_saved_href="http://www.leftforum.org/sites/all/modules/civicrm/extern/url.php?u=259&qid=53011">submit
a panel for the 2013 conference.</A></SPAN><BR><SPAN
style="WHITE-SPACE: pre-wrap; FONT-SIZE: 13px; VERTICAL-ALIGN: baseline">-<SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 16px"> </SPAN></SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 16px"><SPAN
style="WHITE-SPACE: pre-wrap; VERTICAL-ALIGN: baseline">to see panels from
previous years: <A href="http://www.leftforum.org/events/main"
_cke_saved_href="http://www.leftforum.org/sites/all/modules/civicrm/extern/url.php?u=270&qid=53011">see
past conference panels</A></SPAN><SPAN
style="WHITE-SPACE: pre-wrap; VERTICAL-ALIGN: baseline">.</SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><BR> </P>
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